JKTex wrote:Well, if one is single and doesn't have any other real obligations, someone could certainly live in $60-$70k but with a pretty minimal lifestyle and not much preparing for the future. For a family, I'd say a 2nd or 3rd job would indeed be required to support a somewhat comfortable life and do a little preparing for the future.FYIFV wrote:APD pays a probationary officer $56,397 plus medical, pension and other fringe benefits. A probationary officer assigned to a shift starting after 2pm, is a Bi-Lingual interpreter and has a Bachelors Degree would earn $64,737/year, plus benefits. After a year on the job, it's $63,287 base for someone without a college degree, et cetera, and up to $71,627 with incentives for degree and other qualifications.
Those base salaries don't include any departmental overtime for late assignments, court appearances, etc.
If they "have to" work a second job, the problem is spending not income.
you must spend a whole lot of money on frivolous garbage to not be able to live on 60G a year especially as a single person many families live on that much rather well